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Domestic Happiness

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
September
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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As every young hii.-band is desirpnq to dopt ot the commcncemnnt aflús matrrmoial life, thatcourse whidi wijl be.t promole lie hoppiness ofhimselfnnd wifr, he will be : nder obligátions to us for ptiblishing Ü)C ' owniJ case of dnmostic infelicily. It vvill eiible him lo fíiiard nainst any unhnppiness 1 (vhicii nuy orise from iikc neglcet. Wc I luyo no doubt ihat thcie are many wives ered unhappy, many homis made sad and nplcasnnt from ilie same cause. j We cut Ihc story from n Mississippi paper. } t points its own moral, vvhjch we liope oyerj oung liusband, as well as oíd husband who íasa younp wife, will propcr'y improve. "A young planter in the uppor pari oftliis State, ately married an iiiteüec'ml lady. - Afior tiie honey nioon hod passed, he was ' ainrd to observe that his yonnv bride looked ' houglitful at time?, and oppenred lo suffer 1 nuch frnm ennni. Tbitiking tbis iniglit be 1 aused by the nbsence of Teníale companions, he induced severn! younjr ladies, rclitives, to make his house their homes, id hope thereby r rciKier her completely happy. This arr.iprretnent had not the desired rffect. His jeloved. thmigh nppnreiiUy joyouá and cheer'ui wlii'e convprsinrr wnh hini, as soon as the conversation lagrged, relnpsed m".o the molanchclly mood. Surprised nt this he fell lo ponderinjj the cnuse, and after a lengthy re Hcction, he carne to the conclusión to eend to New York for n piano, to be fonvardedby the firstship f(fr Natchcz, Vicksburg or Grand Gulf. Well, the musical companion at length arrived, ond a eplendid oríe it was, of beautiful niahotrany, orrmmcnted and polished, to the valué of a five hundred dollar bilí. An I then it d'scourscd such rsvi.'hing melody, ns tho snowy fingersof the yonng bride pressec' the kfv?. The yoiinír plnnter was in raptnres and connratulatc-d himself on having proenred the rne tbin? necdfnl to his nngd's felicily. - Poor mnn! he pnid but a poor compliment to his omiable partner's intellect, if lie 'liought she cnuld contentrdlv nass her leisure hmirs instrumniing' over n forte! "He was mistaken. Though 'music hMh clmrms,' like loye, it is not the only desiderátum in ihe world; for awhile l picases the enr aid touches the heart, but ministers not to the rntnd ! The lady seldoVn c ur:cd Apollo, nnd lier husbnnd had the mprtification offrelinp that helmd not yet made his doinicil a parndise 'o 'lier ho adored.' At last, ttfpolve llie riddlo of her di.-con:en!, lie a.-kcil lier if she did not ar times regret liaviifr eu'erfd inlo the marrioge 8la'e. 'O no, indeed,' she replied, with great earnestness, never for a moment have I been other Ihan yonr happy wrfe; but I some imi's - ' 'Well, 6ometimes wlmt, Jearest?' If f iiust teil yon, Ihen - someütnea I resrot that yod do mt taire the newspnpers. - Popa takes half a dozen.'

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Signal of Liberty
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